Fishhook mounting



April 23, 1940 c. A. scoGLAND ET AL 2,198,043

FISHHOOK MOUNTING original Filed June 28, 1937 Chf/waas ,4. 5Com /I/v.

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INVENTOR mg 7M ATTORNEY.

Z K BY hook mountings, and has for its primary object .to provide novelmeans for mounting sh hooks Patented Apr. 23, 1940 UNITED STATESFISHHGOK MOUNTING Charles A. Scogland and Philip 1I, Sanders, SouthBend, Ind., assignora to South/Bend Bait Company, South Bend, Ind.,/acorporation of Indiana Griginal application June 28, 1937, Serial No.

Divided and this application October 3, 1938, Serial No. 232,923

7 Claims. (Cl. 4328) -This application is a division of our copendingapplication, Serial No. 150,686, led June 28, 1937.

This invention' relates to improvements in sh on a hollow body.

A further object is to provide a hollow fish bait having a bore in itswall to removably mount an elongated member which is exposed at a hookreceiving body recess intermediate its ends to mount a hook.

A further object is to provide a fish bait of molded material having arecess for the reception of the eye of a' hook, and a member lining saidrecess and held to place by the means for pivoting said hook.

Other objects will be apparent from the description and the appendedclaims.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a view of the iish bait in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the iish bait takenon line 2-2 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 2 andillustrating the main portion of the bait body.

Fig. 4 is a view of the iish bait in front elevan tion.

tion, illustrating the cup-shaped member liningthe body recesses at thehook mounting thereof.

Referring to the drawing which illustrates one embodiment of myinvention, the numeral Il) designates a sh bait having an elongated bodyII which carries hooks I2 and is provided with means I3 for attachmentof a line Il.

The body Il is of the cigarA shaped type conventional in the art, and ispreferably formed in two parts, a main portion I5 and a head I6. Theseparts are preferably formed of a suitable molded plastic material, suchas a synthetic resin or the like. Main body portion I5 extends the fulllength of the bait and is open at one end to receive head I6 therein.The cavity II of body portion I5 is preferably of generally circularcross sectional shape interrupted by a thickened portion I 3 of the wallof the bait body at the lower side thereof and extending the full lengthof said cavity. A longitudinally extending bore I9 of small diameter isformed in wall portion I8. The bore I3 communicates with an enlargedcoaxial bore 2li at its forward end, said bore 20 opening at the frontedge of the body. The rear end of bore I! terminates forwardly of therear of the bait body. One or more recesses 2| are formed in wallportion' I3, said recesses being closed at their inner ends andintersecting the bore I9 to communicate therewith, the rearmost recesspreferably being forwardly spaced from the rear end of bore I9 and theforemost recess preferably being rearwardly spaced from bore 20. Therecesses each preferably comprise an outer portion' of frusto-conicalshape and an inner substantially semi-spherical portion, the bore I9preferably intersecting said recesses at a.Y point substantially mid-wayof the depth thereof. Cavity I'I of the body portion is preferablyslightly enlarged at the forward end of said body portion to provide anannular shoulder 22 interrupted by portion I8.

Head l5 may be of any suitable construction, and lits closely' with thefront enlarged portion of cavity I1, with its rear edge seating againstshoulder 22. The head is longitudinally recessed at 23 to t closely onrib I8. Suitable cement is employed to secure the head I6 in operativeposition within the cavity of body portion I5. 'Ihe head I6 and frontedge of body I5 may be configured in any desired shape as by use of anysuitable shaping means after the bait body has been assembled andcemented. The line attaching member I3 is preferably secured to head I6.

In each of the recesses 2| is fitted an inverted cup-shaped member 28 ofa shape complementary thereto and preferably formed of metal; saidmember being here illustrated as shaped to comprise a centralsemi-spherical portion 29 and a frusto-conical skirt portion 30. Opposedholes 3| are formed in member 28 intermediate the height thereof toregister with bore I 9 when said member is seated in recess 2|. A wire32 slidably ts in bore I9 of the body and passes through openings 3| ofmember 28, and the eye of hook I2 is threaded on said' Wire when theparts are assembled. The wire thus Serves to form a pivot mounting forthe hook, the member 28 being of suicient size to permit the hook eye toswing and pivot therein; and the wire also serves to secure the member28 to place in fixed position in the body recess 2l. A suitableself-tapping set screw 33 is tapped in bore 20 and thus locks wire 32against displacement.

The hook mounting is simple and involves a minimum of parts. Also,assembly or connection of the hooks requires but a minimum amount oftime. 'I'he construction accommodates rapid change or lreplacement ofhooks, since it is only necessary to remove screw 33 and slide wire 32out of bore 'I9 to disassemble the hook mounting arrangement. The screw33 does not take any of the stress incident to playing and landing ailsh, and, consequently, need only be sufilcient to prevent longitudinalsliding of the wire in the bore. Likewise, the member 28 takes nostress. but serves only as a bearing or lining to prevent wear of theplastic body adjacent the recess incident to the movement and rubbing ofthe hook thereagainst.

We claim:

1. In combination, a hollow fish bait body having a thickened lower wallportion and a preformed longitudinal bore in the thickened wall thereof,said bore being open at one end, a prefonned lateral recess in thethickened wall intersecting said bore in spaced relation to the innerends of each, a hook having an eye seated in said recess, and anelongated securing member seated in said bore and extending through theeye of said hook.

2. In combination, a hollow fish bait'body having a longitudinallyextending thickened wall portion at the lower side thereof, a preformedlongitudinal bore in said thickened portion open at one end, a preformedrecess in said thickened wall portion intersecting said bore, a hookhaving an eye extending into said recess, and a member extending throughsaid eye and removably locked in said bore.

3. In combination, a hollow fish bait body having a preformedlongitudinal bore in the lower wall portion thereof, said bore beingopen at one end, an elongated member slidably mounted in said bore, amember secured in the end of said bore for retaining said elongatedmember, a

recess in said wall portion intersecting said bore. and a hook extendingloosely into said recess and pivoted on said elongated member.

4. In combination, ahollow molded fish bait body having a recess in thelower wall portion thereof and a longitudinal bore in said wall portionintersecting said recess, an elongated member locked in said bore, acup-shaped metal member lining said recess, and a hook extending looselyinto said lining member, said elongated member securing said lining insaid recess and pivotally mounting said hook.

5. In combination, a hollow molded ilsh bait body including a thickenedwall portion, intersecting openings in said wall, a metal lining nttingone opening, a hook extending loosely into said lining, and a memberlocked in the other opening extending through said lining to secure thesame and pivot said hook.

6. In combination, a hollow plastic ilsh bait body including a thickenedwall portion having a recess and a bore intersecting said recess, ametal lining member of a shape conforming to the contour of said recessand having opposed openings registering with said bore, and a lockingmember seated in said bore and extending through said lining openings.

'7. In combination, a fish bait body having a recess and a boreintersecting said recess, a member fitting in said recess and having anopening therein, and a locking member in said bore passing through saidopening.

, CHARLES A. SCOGLAND.

PHILIP H. SANDERS.

